The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-03
BITS FROM BOX ELDER.
The Outrageous Conduct of
Northern Deps. and CONS.
A LADY WILEY INSULTED.
A Deputy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
With Murder-Young Mems
COnference-Gene

| hardI" So also are the ways OF certain
United States Commissioners; at least,
such seems to be the case with ours.
He came here few years ago, poor III
purse and reputation; his reputation is
still the same; his purse Is more pie
thoric. He located in our midst and, at
that time, claimed to be a Mormon in
full fellowship; he claimed, further, TO
be physician and surgeon and carried
diploma. Some called him a quack :;
| still his business grew; the
people supported him, and not only
did he make a living, but he made some
money and bought piece of land, but
only a small one, and therein cometh
of which we are about to speak. He
! built house covering almost the en-
tire frontage of his real estate, comb
nation house of store Office and dwell
ing, launched Out into the mercantile
business, and stocked up with goods
and notions. He is still stocked up,
because about this time he began to
show his colors; the symptoms were
| aggressive and hateful; he exhibitt d
| eL nifty where formerly he had professt
nothing but friendship; he display d
spite where bufOre all was brotherly
| kindness; he did manifest IN various
ways that his former professions were
| only himsy pretensions to gull and
! hoodTink the susceptible and eredulous.
| When this was found out, the good
people refused longer TO support or en-
! courage him, AID he became more
violent and Yindictive than eyer. He
! became so rahid that, we suppose, he
was appointed to office on the strength
| Of that qualification alone, because we
can think Of no other that would justly
/ the action.
| As your readers are more or less
familiar with his sayings and doings
since the appointment, We viii now
| change the phraseelogy so newhat and
speak OF matters and things as we find
them at the present time. To begin, we
will give the geography of the little spot
of ground which holds all the esrthiy
possessions of SAID Corumsione- 1t
is bounded on the north b. vacant
lot belonging 10 the Belief Society; OF
the south. by the popular mercantile
house of VIM. HOrsley 81 Sons; on the
east by an Orchard-"not for sale,
thank you and on the west by Main
street. This vacant lot on the north
the Commissioner has had access TO
for years; it has been convenient and
handy in many ways, ana he has uti
lied it TO take BEST possible advantag~;
but lately, in his zeal TO prosecute aud !
GREED FOB FEES
the Commissioner has come il collision |
with the officers of the aforesaid r e.ief |
Society and they forthwith and without
further ceremony proceeded to foe |
chain and lock the gate leading into
said vacant premises, wisely concluding
that they had provided conveniences
and accommodations quite long enough
for one who had done all IN his power
to I'M lure them. The maxim of return
ing good for evil they followed so long
as they thought there was virtue in it
Al the hay the obnoxious Commissioner
gets into his barn after this he will carry
from the street a fork full at time
Serves him right. In addition 10 this
Messrs. HorSley 4 Sons, are talking
strongly OF erecting brick fire wall,
extending to the limit Of their ground
as precautionary measure against fl
and 20 reduce insurance tariff; if the7
do this the perplexed Commissioner Vii
be cut off entirely from his back Tard
except an alley-way wide enough to
cad horse through; his v. hicle he
will stand on the sidewalk or street,
d oviding our city fathers vii! grant
aim that privilege. i
THIS TALE HAS AM3aAL: Il
4 man who is dependent should neve.
Jet the idea that he owns and controls
he universe.
We will now introduce another char
.cter and stand him side bv side with
he Commissioner. We place him on
hat level because he is no move res
'ected in the community ban the in !
ividuai with whom he plots and plans.
lie was Once q resident of our town,
1arried into a bishops family and
7aS Il partner in Well-kuoWn business | c
ouse here, he was very unpopular AID r
he other members of the firm soon T
ound that it would be to their interest C
D dispense with his services a I'd influ- a
nee. He was accordingly bounced and n
t once removed to Ogden, hating
ne town he had left and swear.
lg vengesnce upon her people. )
he bishop had more than once
1t the trTce OF lis inp la able hate and Y
{ the taking of Apo, tie Snow, next to Z
undertook he was the most con- g
1icuous member of the party. So per u
stpnt has he been as an unceasipe Z
ar5inger Ct hate that, we suppose, ac- n
)rding to the Internal un6tness of y
lings, he has been specially deputized u
deputy 20 afflict this particular neigh .
)rhood. Al any rate, ne came again L
lie other day, armed aud equipped "a u
le law directs, and opened hostilities u
7 arresting George -. Graehl, Sr.. the d
nearest neighb0r. who nl
lame, feeble. almost an invalid, and | 81
hose extreme age II
SHOULD HAVE PROTECTED HIM, SC
ad there been no mercy shown or con- q
deration felt for his crippled condi- ="
On. Deputy marshals are not famous
rule for extending mercy or show
G compass on; specially where a N or
on Is the victim, but Deputy Steele
'clared that he would not arrest the A
d mar, to his credit and more phllana re
Copic nature be it said; and because co
this the old gentleman has felt free TO